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The Zionism of Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Soul of American Jewry: Susannah Heschel in Conversation
A conversation with Professor Susannah Heschel about her father, Abraham Joshua Heschel, a defining Jewish thinker of the twentieth century.
Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and Chair of the Jewish Studies Program, Susannah Heschel, recently appeared on the podcast, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Zionism, and the Soul of American Jewry, to reflect on her father's life, legacy, and ideas.
Most of us remember Heschel as the rabbi who marched beside Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, and yet this conversation turns to a lesser-known dimension of his thought - his understanding of Zionism: What did Zionism mean to Heschel, and how did his vision reflect the complex relationship between American Jewry and the State of Israel?Join us as we explore how theology, morality, and politics intertwined in Heschel's life — and what his legacy can still teach us about Jewish identity today.